Totó la Momposina

Totó la Momposina
Background information
Also known asTotó la Momposina
Born
Sonia Bazanta Vides

(1940-08-01) 1 August 1940
Talaigua Nuevo, Bolívar, Colombia
GenresCumbia, Bullerengue, Porro, Tambora Chalupa
OccupationsMusician, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1964–Retired
LabelsReal World Records, Astar Artes Recordings
Websitetotolamomposina.com

Sonia Bazanta Vides (born 1 August 1940), better known as Totó la Momposina, is a Colombian singer of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous descent. She reached international attention with the release of her 1993 album La Candela Viva on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label. Totó accompanied Gabriel García Márquez to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 as part of a Colombian cultural delegation performing during the award ceremony.

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